Healing Through Conversation and Connection

By Mark and Melis

Healing Through Conversation and Connection empowers people to share their stories and perspectives. We aim to connect to people from different walks of life and gain insight on how we can help "walk ... more

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Healing Through Conversation and Connection episodes:

September 11, 2025Healing Thru-Hiking
This episode, Mark and Melis, talk to Janey and Kenneth (aka Burn Unit and Bam) about their epic adventures on the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail.
Topics discussed:
What prompted them to do their first thru-hike
How they met <3
The preparation for the CDT
What kind of gear/clothes/food they took
A typical day of hiking
Wildlife encounters!
Other memerable experiences
The best and hardest things about being in the wilderness for 4-6 months
How it changes your worldview/priorities
Nature facilitating deep healing from trauma and addiction
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.instagram.com/pocketofpsychadelia/
https://www.instagram.com/misadventuresofmarknmelis/
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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1h 20min
June 25, 2025Climbing Mount Everest
This week, Mark and Melis talk to Jason Weiss about summiting Mount Everest.
"You never conquer a mountain. Mountains cannot be conquered. You conquer yourself." – Jim Whitaker
Topics discussed:
Inspiration for photography and climbing
Tipping point to create a life of passion and leave a life of security
Processing grief
Climbing Mount Everest: the training, the climb, the summit, the comedown
Bringing the lessons from the mountains into everyday life
Nature as a healing force
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.jasonweissphotography.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonweissphotography/
https://evokeendurance.com/
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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1h 18min
March 02, 2025We Love Our National Parks!
This episode, we reminence about our five months on the road, in which we let go of the life we had to experience true freedom. When the oncologist told Mark that his cancer was terminal and there were no viable treatments, we decided to quit our jobs, sell the house, buy an RV, and head out on the adventure of a lifetime.
Topics discussed:
Update on NPS and how to help save our parks
Favorite Parks in general, for hiking, and for scenery
Best Parks for camping, kids, and dogs
Most underated
Wildlife encounters
Scariest and funniest times
What we learned about ourselves and how we are integrating that into our lives
How we are doing
Where to next
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.nationalparks.org/
https://www.nps.gov/
https://www.instagram.com/misadventuresofmarknmelis/
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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2h 19min
October 21, 2024Empowering Our Health Through Ayurveda
This week, Mark and Melissa invite Richard Powell, Doctor of Ayurveda, to discuss accessing your optimal health through the science and wisdom of the world's oldest medical system
Topics discussed:
What is Ayurveda and how is it different from Western medicine?
Helping you achieve greater health, peace, and purpose
Using Ayurveda to heal the body with cancer.
Simple ways to bring the basics of Ayuveda into your life.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Richard's website https://www.richardgpowell.com/
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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homa.healing/
Youtube www.youtube.com/@homa.healing
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1h 17min
September 21, 2024The Suicide Awareness Bus and Spirit House
If you are feeling suicidal, call 911. If you need to talk, call 988 for crisis hotline
This week, Melissa and Mark welcome Cory and the Suicide Awareness Bus talk about Mental Wellness and Suicide Awareness. Cory and his wife travel the country in the most artistically decorated bus that is a traveling memorial for lost loved ones.
Trigger Warnings:
Suicide, assault, rape, domestic violence, miscarraige
Topics discussed:
Suicide Awareness
PTSD in Public Safety and Military
Stop the stigma
How to get help
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/280859390592075/
https://988lifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-suicide-awareness-bus-arrives-in-temple/ar-BB1jbVLE
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1h 13min
July 25, 2024New Beginnings
This week, Mark and Melis talk about what it's like to walk away from their jobs, house, family, and community to embark on a wild adventure across the country in a 24' Winnebago motorhome. They banter about what has been the most challenging and most rewarding about being on the road.
Topics discussed:
Letting go
Living on the road
National Parks
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.instagram.com/misadventuresofmarknmelis/
Youtube channel
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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1h 2min
May 06, 2024Letting Go
This week, join an intimate coversation between Mark and Melis about their journeys of letting go.
Topics discussed:
Update on our status
Letting go of our lives as we know them.
How to know what to let go of to allow space for new adventure and joy.
What has been hard but necessary to let go of.
What it means to surrender and live in the present.
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/
https://beherenownetwork.com/category/ram-dass/
In the spirit of letting go, this podcast is raw and uncut with no editing.
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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59min
March 19, 2024Taking Yoga off the Mat
This week,Melissa and Mark talk with Larry Terkel about integrating yoga into everyday life. Larry shares his personal story of how he came to yoga and redefined his life. He shares practical advice on how to incorporate the practice into family life, business, and fitness. Larry has practiced for over 50 years and honors us with some of the wisdom he gained along the way. Check out his Facebook page for 5 minute videos about yoga and meditation, his personal experiences, and views about this wild life.
Topics discussed:
How Larry started his yoga journey.
Going to the source; practicing in India.
Bringing yoga to family.
Definitions of Darshan, Asana, Satsang, and other "Larryisms."
Yoga as a lifestyle.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Spiritual Life Society (aka Main Street Yoga)
Larry's Facebook
Larry's Website
This podcast made possible by Standing Rock Media
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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1h 20min
January 25, 2024Learning to Love Yourself
This week, Melissa and Mark welcome Kelly Hambly to discuss the journey to loving oneself. Tune in to this heart-filled conversation between friends about transmuting challenge into growth, letting go of what no longer serves, and learning to love ourselves, even the very worse parts.
Topics discussed:
What healing in action looks like and some tools to explore.
Being at peace with being alone and adapting to living transitions.
How to stay connected.
Becoming your own partner.
Sobriety and self-medication.
Teachers mentioned in this episode:
Ram Dass, in particular, the film "Becoming Nobody."
Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein both have loving-kindness meditations and podcasts.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Kelly's Insta
Kelly's Substack
Mark and Melis's Insta
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This podcast made possible by Standing Rock Media
This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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1h 9min
December 18, 2023Cultivating Healthy Relationships
This week, Melissa and Mark get personal and talk about the evolution of their relationship and the lessons they have learned together.
Topics discussed: (Trigger warning: domestic violence, sexuality, divorce)
We started by answering a couple questions from listeners:
What is the key to a long-lasting relationship?
How do you get over arguments?
How do you have a relationship with someone that has different views?
Then, we dove into the top 10:
Appreciation
Trust
Affection
Sense of Humor
Honesty
Making the relationship a priority
Radical acceptance
Allowing for each other's autonomy
Growth mindset
Shared vision
This podcast was made possible by @standingrockmedia and is hosted by ZenCast.fm
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1h 11min

FAQs about Healing Through Conversation and Connection:

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The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.